Jamie Solorio Photography of Redding, Ca - Downtown Redding Engagement Session with Melissa and Quentin Sneak Peek - Plus a Chance to Win a Photobook Through Paislee Press

Here is a little sneak peak for the most adorable, easy going couple!  They have been together for SEVERAL years and have decided to tie the knot this July!  Sorta sounds like my husband...5 and a half years before he even told me he loved me, then same day he told me he loved me, he also proposed.  Boys!  More images to come soon!

Be sure to check out my new photography site Jamie Solorio Photography if you haven't yet please!

And about that giveaway!  Go check out Paislee Press for more information!  She is giving away a template for a photobook!  Sweet!

Cottonwood Teen in Anderson Shoot - Part II - Jamie Solorio Senior Photographer

Okay, here is part two of the little cutie pie teen from Cottonwood, CA.  There were too many cute pictures of this girl...it was hard to stop editing them!  Another cool thing from this session was that she passed her drivers license test that day!  I remember what a big day that was for me...so, she was really excited and now will have these images to remember that day!   Thanks again you guys....it was a lot of fun!

Shooting Some Street Scenes in Redding, California

Not too sure why I like this dirty street photograph so much, but I do.

Stopped at a red light and thought how pretty all the lights looked down the street, especially in bokeh!  This action is from MCP's Blog and it was FREE!  So, go check out her site to download your free action for either CS2 and up or Photoshop Elements.  You will be glad you did! :)

 

First Newborn Session....

Here are my favorites from a shoot I did last weekend with my friend and her family.  Thanks you guys for letting me practice on you!  I can't wait until spring when that little guy gets some chub on him...might have to get together again for some more pictures.

Things I learned from this session.  Might be helpful to have a couple of really cute baby yarn hats, a pad of some sort to sit baby in, and more time spent researching different ways to pose a newborn!

Finished with the Cutest Teen and Her Stunning Mom...

I had the hardest time with this particular picture!  The reason was it was one of the last taken that night with no flash and it was getting pretty dark.  So, I had my ISO up to 800 or so, I think...but I think that caused my picture to be crazy red! Who knows what caused it, but it was really RED!!!! I tried all my usual tricks to get rid of the sunburned look, but didn't have much luck with it.  I used a texture and ran an action on it called Ashley Vintage.  I still like it despite my issues, but I wonder how it will look in print after ALL the edits I made to it.

Tomorrow, I plan on posting my favorites from this shoot.  After that on to the next family in line, which should go by pretty fast.  They were just looking for a couple of shots to choose from for the Christmas card this year.  I told her I would try and design the card too for her, so I might be posting that in the next couple of days also.

Baby All Done...

So, baby is all done.  These were a few of my favorites plus the others I had posted individually in older posts.  Something I learned from this shoot was that the best pictures stem from the simple bond between two people.  As you can tell from these photographs that there is quite the bond here.  I think that is what really makes a great photo.